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Free admission on Museum Day

WAILUKU, Maui » Admission to the Bailey House Museum will be free from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 25 in honor of Smithsonian magazine's seventh annual Museum Day.

There also will be a sale of Hawaiiana books, donated as a fundraiser for the museum, as well as a 10 percent discount on select books in the Museum Shop.

Local author Victor Pellegrino will sign his new children's book, "Uncle Kawaiola's Dream: A Hawaiian Story," from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The book will be available for purchase at the museum.

"Events like Museum Day bring awareness to the importance of museums and the preservation of history in Hawaii and across the country." said Nicole McMullen, executive director of the Maui Historical Society.

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